Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Childless cat man in the northwestern US, retired IT worker, into Linux, cats, science fiction, bicycling, and liberal politics.

"'I never thought leopards would eat *my* face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party" -- Adrian Bott, 2015.

Remember that the Republican-controlled Congress could put a stop to much of this insanity any time they want to. They swore an oath to prevent this, but instead every one of them is complicit.

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Mandu πŸ₯Ÿyurnidiot@mstdn.social
2025-06-12

Some timely words by Commander William Adama

#BSG

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They hunt us. We feed you. Did you eat today?

Nos cazan. Te alimentamos. ΒΏComiste hoy?

#SoyEsencial

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Catherine Schmidtlillyfinch@mstdn.social
2025-06-11
β€œ An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the
ashes.”

-Sun Tzu
Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-10

@georgetakei By the end of the week, every Republican sycophant will be pretending to trip on stairs, like they wore bandages on their ears, and wore diapers.

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2025-06-10

The Republicans’ poorly named β€œOne Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the ICE raids are linked:

The megabill would give ICE the resources it needs to repeat its Los Angeles tactics in cities nationwide. msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m

Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-10

@adwright I also wrote to them as a kid, and got a nice bundle of educational pamphlets and beautiful color photos.

Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-10

In #BellinghamWA , this will be in front of City Hall at 3:00pm.

Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-10

(...continued)
This Saturday, June 14th, on the same day as Trump's birthday and absurd military parade, real patriots will again be in the streets protesting peacefully. This promises to be the biggest protest yet, and it needs to be -- this is how we stop Trump. We are the last line of defense. It's imperative that everyone who is able to do so, attend a local protest. Learn more at: nokings.org.
#uspol

Protest sign: 
No King
No Fuhrer
No ICE
No GestapoSame protest sign, other side:
Real Americans like due process, not concentration camps.
Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-10

If you're horrified at Trump's approaching martial law, and the budget bill which would slash Medicaid, SNAP, Medicare, and more, while dramatically expanding ICE and undermining the courts, it's time to hit the streets. The Republican-controlled Congress is complicit, and while the courts are doing their best, it's not enough. Our democratic political and legal systems cannot save themselves nor us, it's up to *us* to save the systems and ourselves.

(🧡 Continues...)

#USpol

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tveskovtveskov
2025-06-10

Good one πŸ˜„

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2025-06-10

😑

#USpol

The image is divided into two parts. The top part features the White House Press Secretary speaking at a podium with β€œthe White House” in the background. The text on this part reads, "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs."

The bottom part of the image shows a crowd of people at the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, the crowd is violently brutalizing police and law enforcement, some insurrectionists in the crowd are wearing red hats. The word "Pardoned" is repeatedly overlaid on the image in various locations.
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Plague Poemsplaguepoems
2025-06-10

A scientist told me
the real story
is the unfolding of climate change.

And a doctor told me
the real story
is the ongoing pandemic.

And an activist told me
the real story
is the rise of fascism.

And a historian told me
the real story
is that these are all the same story.

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2025-06-10

Tech people must resolve to treat Palantir employees in their spaces - conferences, meetups, hackathons, etc - identically to how they would treat the masked gun-brandishing irregular-uniformed gestapo out there right now arresting every latina mother and child they feel like.
Palantir are the computer job counterparts of those thugs and one wouldn't exist without the other, and they should experience 100% identical social consequences.

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George Takei :verified: πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ––πŸ½georgetakei@universeodon.com
2025-06-09

A City of Angels we have here indeed.

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2025-06-09

If thousands of citizens protest and a few burn things down, that isn’t any more of a riot than it is to say that a few cops deliberately shooting reporters is a coordinated assault on the press.

Put thousands of people on the streets, there will be bad actors. I’ve yet to run a road race where people weren’t going off course, peeing in yards, jumping fences, or whatever. People break rules, especially when there is some anonymity in a crowd.

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GrrlScientist β§– β“‹ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦grrlscientist
2025-06-09

"Your enemy is NOT the refugee.
Your enemy is the one who made him a refuge."

-- Willie Nelson

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2025-06-09

How many steps is it from sending the military into an American city to cancelling elections? Asking for a democracy.

Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-09

@fixatedpersonsunit I'm glad I watched that carefully a second time. There's no way anyone could mistake the reporter for a threat, and no way the fucker who shot her didn't know exactly what he was doing.

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US police officer deliberately shoots Australian journalist from behind with rubber bullet as they report LA protests live.

#uspol #auspol

Tom πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦tom@subdued.social
2025-06-09

@Nina_cried @transworld Excellent point!

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